{"product_id":"please-do-not-trust-the-gl-harper-9798180554628","title":"Please Do Not Trust the Crow: A Curious Tale of Fireflies, Folklore, and the Surprisingly Scientific Misadventures in the Smoky Mountains","description":"\u003cb\u003ePlease Do Not Trust the Crow\u003c\/b\u003e is what happens when science wanders into the Smoky Mountains, sits down on a creaky porch, and accidentally starts swapping stories with folklore.\u003cbr\u003eSomewhere near Elkmont, Tennessee, a tiny firefly named Flicker begins noticing things.\u003cbr\u003ePatterns.\u003cbr\u003eWhistles drifting through the trees.\u003cbr\u003eLights blinking across distant ridges where maybe there should not be lights at all.\u003cbr\u003eA forest moving in rhythms nobody seems to understand proper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately, Flicker's closest companion is Huck, a crow with enormous confidence and only a passing acquaintance with accuracy.\u003cbr\u003eHuck explains nearly everything.\u003cbr\u003eIncorrectly.\u003cbr\u003eUsually loudly.\u003cbr\u003eSometimes while standing on fence posts he suspects are supernatural. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside is a retired park ranger with a habit of asking careful questions, one wise old salamander who distrusts Huck, and one cicada, who waited seventeen years just to interrupt everybody.\u003cbr\u003eIt's a strange summer that unfolds in the Great Smoky Mountains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFunny things happen.\u003cbr\u003eWeird things, too.\u003cbr\u003eFireflies blink together in impossible patterns.\u003cbr\u003eCicadas arrive on prime-number schedules.\u003cbr\u003eTiny termites quietly build astonishing worlds beneath old cabins.\u003cbr\u003eMountains whistle back.\u003cbr\u003eCave echoes behave suspiciously.\u003cbr\u003eStrange lights appear where ridges go dark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eScience tries its best to explain.\u003cbr\u003eFolklore politely refuses to leave.\u003cbr\u003eBlending humor, wonder, mountain storytelling, real science, math, physics, animal behavior, and just enough mystery to keep the porch light on, \u003cb\u003ePlease Do Not Trust the Crow\u003c\/b\u003e is a curious adventure for readers who love nature, folklore, quirky characters, funny science, and questions bigger than answers.\u003cbr\u003eBecause sometimes the best way to learn something true, is to follow a tiny light into the woods.\u003cbr\u003eJust maybe do not trust the crow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gl Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180554628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Gl Harper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173567439103,"sku":"9798180554628","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0078439a-1723-4a2e-bf4a-13851c075c10.jpg?v=1788955266","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/please-do-not-trust-the-gl-harper-9798180554628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}